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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-05
Watching Bear Hunt in a Mirror.

In 1915, as John Mimic had to 90 up
the Columbia river, he took passage
with an Indian chief who had some
thing of retinuc. There was II sub
chief, who looked after things of minor
importance, and dusky maiden, to
whom old Pu-Pu Mox-Mox, who was
then n great chief and was destined
later to fall in battle in command of the
combined forces of the inland empire,
showed very devoted attention. There
were also sevaral slaves, who drove
the canoes with their paddles Tor
motive power. Somewhere on the
grand river, when among the ranges
that tower above Cape Horn, Mimic
noticed that the Indians acted very sim
gularly and rather suspiciously. They
stopped the canoes and looked down in
the water mtently. Then two slaves
and sub-chief got into the smaller
canoe and started TO cross the river.
Suddenly Mimic dropped on it," and
saw what the Indians saw. II was one
of those beautiful transparent days
when the air and water are us clear as
crystal. The sun of autumn either had
not risen so rs to reach the deep canon
with its rays, or had dropped behind
the western heights. Anyway, these
heights were reflected so perfectly on
the surface of the river that the In
dams had watched the mountain sides
rs they padded along. The cause of
their strange action was seeing bear
on high ridge across the river from
them eating. berries. The two slaves
took the fnsees and crossed the river to
attack. They climbed the bluff, took
aim, fired. missed and the bear ran
away-hc was not hurt. All this Mimic
saw on the river surface without strain
ing his eyes to the mountains summit
Portland Ore1OHidn.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-05
Ex-Policeman Roxy.

r. c. Clemens, DIETER known here as
Roxy of Potters detective agency of
Nashville, Tenn, and formerly of the
the police force of this city, arrested
w. w. Haight, the chief conspirator
in the great Adams express robbery.
Thus did Roxy score another victory,
adding laurels to his detective fame,
which is becoming world renowned.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-05
Malice Cor the Ladies'.

Ladies who are DESTROYS of having
their finger nails beautified for New
Years should call on Mrs. Benton, the
Manicure, at the Public Library.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03
In Vanity Fair.

through Vanity Fair. In days o. old,
There paSScl maiden with locks Of gold,
Aud ptiler opened his tempting pack,
Crying: -. n1y pretty lassl what dye lacki
Here's many ware
Costly ard rare-
Come. huy-oh. Gomez buvs
In Vanity Fair"
''Siks and satins are not for mc:'
Lace i, fo, damsels Of high degree;
The lals Would laugh IN our country town.
II came clad in broidered gown.
Rut We, there's n ware
rrec.olis and rare
fain would buy mo
II Vanity Fair"
Pray sci. me- sir. from your motley stors
a heart .sat>will love me forever mora.
That whether tho world shall praise or
blame,
Through sorrow or joy Will be still the sama
'Tis the only ware
For which care
Md al the treasures
In Vanity Fair,
"Much il grieves me q lassie dear
Tie pe,llcr said. Bat greatly fear
Tie hearts that loved III the oil sweet way
Have been out of fashion thus many day;
And glda1 caro-
l. MI tho ware
You wiliget for yonr money
In NanityAEar"
rI~ig-.,,.,y, F-1oo
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03

In addition to the two large islands
recently discovered in the Pacific o.ean,
a third has inst been discovered wing
less than loo .ni.es from the. northern
coast OF New Guinea, Il iias ocen namet
Allison lslanl. is nearly three n'de'
long, rises from 100 II. 10 80 Il. abyyo
the sen, and las ahuatau. timber
Several stretches of fer;llc and inhaoited
'and, some o. them much larger than Al
hsoh Island, have been found "i'hin a
lew years a. distance 0: -oo r"Vo mics
from the New Guinea coast, and mslar
discoveries are made opee III while in
various parts of the Pacific Although
the maps Of tie Pacific Ocean are studded
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03
A FRIEND IN NEED
~ iti.LL, FORREST GRAVES

"N.la,.. nIa,Ac,, rner.' ore of IN,
1ae .aI!e, .ro,n the hotel a settir, in the
ur-t fo..a aslsin' for a drink O water
AMI .a~ ,.ys she wants it drawcI rjoht
a.,on H.. o.l well; and how can It when
.a. ja..1.,'< brol.cw
Lttr I.aaio Bliss Ind not tho looo+
:au.boy r..c,urr~qne he looked win
.7tr.o..r, rolIcl abov. the knc.s and
la.ru,I up by strlng and \ nail and
,.s nl.aci c,lgos-of his bat-Lrin cast.
..g urn.,,.ar sha.!,vs. his sunhnrred
.or.
Mr.. H..ss hurriedIy took her arms ont
a. the wash tub and winnd ,b. s1vor
fiuc.- If SOAP suds with the roller
t,wG.
"Ol dear "shc sirhod 81 uiob ,ho
fine aIicg would select ,nv otbor ,hoo
wal. day mornino 70 m,<e tboir ,,i.;t. "
But TIC next instant bor booni,o1,,o
Lcart stl.na her for the REFLECTION
"Ila, Benny" she said "and lct tho
tin-nail down the wclI-,nd NO corof,,,
for there. i fr,;n Of buttor hana;n',
there to cooj-,n1 nonr tho vo,or int .
the .sncclldf nitchcr-tbo o,o without
the crIokrl 't.,out dr,r--,nI br;,oit -
with The. f7oSS tu,,blorn
nicninmblor mother Z"
"On Jc.,r thor. i.r,+ h,+ o,or,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03
Origin of Hair Cloths.

Cilice, the modern French term for n
hair shirt, is derived from cilicium,
meaning hair cloths. This kind of
cloth, which was black or dark brown,
is alluded to in the sixth chapter Of
Revelation and also in some other parts
of the scriptures, Il clothe the hcav-
ems with blaclyne and make sackcloch
their covering" 1t was worn to express
mourning and modification. In Jonah
we have very remarkable case, for on
this occasion b!ani>c:s Of goat's hair were
put on the bodies Of both men aud
beasts and one was worn even bv the
king of Nincveh himself 80 the
people Of Nincveh believed God, and
proclaimed . fast, and put on sackcIoth,
from the greatest OF them even to tho
least Of them. The word came unto
the king OF Nineveh, and he arose from
his throne and lie laid his rol Cd ON
him, and covered him with sackc!oth
and sat in ashes "--,Jonah, ill.,, ), c.
New York Herald.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03

mud. They look ugiy AMI hotj enough.
too, ;o-dav. as thcr AZ unfraGrAaf, ior
the very ground Is s..in- the sua IN
.ivlnc forth heat: oaly the shalc i
bearable; the sand ls like walking on
81 oven.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03
Mrs. Bliss flushed with rardon,I

ieN, sA'b 7'H, IL mas Decn IN our
family for over seventy years. It
belonged to ny poor husbands grand
father"
Il am rathcf an enthusiast on the
ubjcct Of family bibles" simpcred Mrs,
S:vicr, who was one Of those ladies who
arc always posing to Imaginary au-
diences. 'In fact, I'm making a co..
lection Of them. Aud if you dent mind
parting with it, Iii give you five dollars
for this one"
Mrs. Bliss recoied a little, as If come,
thing had struck her.
"Oa, l couldn't" SAID she. at
belonged to my poor husbands grand r
father, and"
Yes, SO you said BEFORE" Mrs.
Sewer hastcncd to observe. but,
seeing that the binding is in good pre-
servation and the dates are unimpeach-
able, i don't mind saying ten dollars.
"lf you were to say twenty cried
Mr., Bliss, rcddcnng a little. :
But just here Benny pattered into the
room.
Mother" he whispered, very
audiJ.y, "old Mr. Jennings is in the
kitchen, aad he says he called to see
abont the money you owe him"
The crimson had flooded Mrs. Bliss
whole face row; she shrank back from
Benny's words.
and he says" went on the urchin,
unconscionsly mercllcss, '.it's the third
time he's called"
Mrs. Bliss looked piteously at the fine
lady in the lilac muslin and the futt r.
ing ribbon-bows, then at the family
Bible. Mrs. Sewer felt magnctically
that crises had arrived and was
vaguely agitatins the atmosphere.
Say Fifteen" she spoke up, with a
whecdIing air.
Mrs. Bliss took the family Bible from
It's resting place on a crochet mat under
the gilt looking glass.
Take it." she said, hurricdly.
Benny shall carry it home for you if
II you can make it convenient to let me
have the money at once"
Mrs. SEWER drew out her purple plush
purse without loss of time, and placed
three bills in Mrs. Bliss hands.
murc', with the sweet smile which her
dccricrs were apt to compare tc per-
pctual flow of New Orleans molascss.
And she went on her way with Benny
trudging behind with the family Bible
wrapped in brown paper and tied with a
piece Of blue twine.
Il feel exactly as if FL sole one OF
the children" said the poor woman,
wringing her hands, after Mr.: Jennings
had been paid his bill, had written out
a receipt aud was gone But what
was to do2 owed Old Jennings the
money for last years coal till, and the
interest on the mortgage was due last
week, and there is the grcccr's account.
and-oh, dear dear! After all, the
fifteen dollars was only drop in the
bucket, and | don't know what on earth
am to dor'
And the tears dropped,fast INTO the
wash-tub rs she rubbed out Benny
1o}I Oh, IL l.,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1887-09-03
NARROW NUBIA.
A Great Strip or Coun Y
Which Borders the Nile.
Sights Among the Most Religious fall
hohammedans.

SII' oiiN 1<~ddcf, has Dctu uuDbcQ Il
land about five miles wide, but Nubia is
nearer five rods. Sill, if one calls the
desert land, both countries have an
abundant supply. 1t is the Nile that
makes whatever cultivable soil there is,
and in fatter Egypt exclusive CT course,
OF the Delta, there is often green ex-
panse quite wide enough to give the
landscape smiling aspect. As for Nu-
bia, the river must crowd itself through
more hilly regiore whose biack, forbid.
ding rocks spread themselves like rusty
mourning al over the country, aud we'll
she may be IN mourning, with but the
narrow, ribbon-like strip Of mud which
the river has deposited against the hill
sides for the poor .inhabitant to use.
Along the Nuban Nile, therefore,
villages are less numerous than in
Egypt, it often being days Jour
ney from one to another They must
too, stand away from the river; huddleds
between the hills are they, or back In
the desert, lest an inch Of the precious
mud be lost. The native thus rudelv
thrust forth from his but hardly subsistinc
mother country, has to seek employment
in the richer low lands, and at Cairo one
is continually encountering<him looking
desperately uncomfortable in semi
European cress. He is greatly in de-
mand there for service as porter. water
carrier, or house servant, for which.
though he may not have Egyptian acute
ness, his undeniable patience and
honesty we'll fit him. This narrow.
scanty land of Nubia, really reclaimed
from Nile washiQgs, might be quite de-
stroyed by its immense environment of
shifting sand, on the one side from the
Arabian, on the other from the Libyan
desert, four times as large, were it
not for two constantly working in
stitutions. The, first, the shaduf, is an
Arrangement somewhat like a we'll, hav-
ing basket-buckets which are filled by a
fellah, then raised by means of pole
and weight, the water falling into a
trough, which is quickly scooped out by
the buckets of second worker standing
above, who sends the water into a vet
higher trough, and so into canals which
lrrlgate the land The second institu
tion is the sakiyeh, a wheel. to whose
revolving spokes are fastened earthcn
jars which fill i'll the river and then are
raised until they ladle their contents into
an artificial reservoir Oxen turn the
transverse wheel crank, and, as no oil is
ever used, the pitiless creak of wood
against wood goes on unremittingly
night and day.
But of all sights here, the fellah him
self is the most interesting. This "cut-
ter" or plower, in Egypt looks exactly
the same as the bas-relicfs show the fell
lah of ancient times to have been, a
broad -shouldered, narrow-hipped indi-
vldual, with arather taking bronze com
plexion. Here in NuDia, though, these
blackamoors, with their woody hair,
thick, protruding lips, and fiat noses,
however good their figures, are the visi-
bic signs that we have reached lower
grade of intelligence Their language is
one derived from purely African sources;
-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
Irish AFFAIRS.

Rumor that Mr.. BaIfour Will Take the
Helm-Mr. Condor in a Rage.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON, Oct 1O.-It is asserted that Mr.
Bafour is going to Dublin to take the helm and
endeavor to steer the governments policy
through the rocks and shoals of national oppos-
ton to the crimes act. If he does not 60 or
send some one who can carry out his ideas to the
end, the government will be in a bad way.
Mr.. Balfour will undoubtedly. in some way,
make strenuous efforts to save the government
from complete defeat in the fight against the
league, and it is due to him to say that if he
fails no one at present connected with the gov
eminent can succeed.
An immense National League meeting was
held on Sunday at the confluence of the SUR and
Barrow rivers, in County Waterford. The
banks of the streams were covered with people,
and the water was swarming with boats. The
usual resolutions denouncing the government
and the police were passed. The police were
completely outwitted.
During the Mitchelstown inquest to-day Mr..
Thomas j. Condor, member of Parliament from
Tipperary, leaped from his seat into the vacant
space in front eff the bench aud threatened to
thrash Mr.. Morphy, counsel for the crown. Be-
ing prevented from laying violent hands upon Mr..
Morphy. the infuriated commoner spat at his
enemy. and the crowd in the yelled its
approval of the act. Mr.. Condor was afterward
examined and testified that the police did every
thing in their power to provoke at Mitch
elstown and declared that he saw them use
their batons before the riot began.
An immense meeting was held in the Round
Room at Dublin to-day to protest against the
prosecutions directed by the government against
the press Thomas Sexton, Nj. p, presided.
Several English journalists were present. After
an address by VIM. O'Brien, NJ. p. resolutions
we're read declaring that the struggle for free
dom of the press must be continued The
resolutions were carried amid great enthusiasm.
Mr.. Elliott of Columbus. o., seconded the
resolution condemning the governments attempt
to destroy the liberty of the press He said
those in America I7ho had been advocates of the
use of dynamite had changed their views and
were now among Gladstone's warmest support
Mr.. OBren challenged Balfour to suppress
the league, SO long as reports of the proceedings
of league meetings were published in newspa-
PEREZ Bafour. he declared. could not suppress
the natl ona press of ireland till he suppressed
large section of the English, Welsh and Scotch
press. Priests and people were united. and had
pledged themselves to thwart aud ridicue all
attempts at coercion, and hold Balfour up to
public hatred and contempt
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which appears to be about IL 8 bushels, or
four-tenths OF a bushei less than last year. The
increase of acreage. which is large in Dakota,
will make partial compensation and bring the
product nearly quite to 40, 600 600 bushels.
The rate of yield in New York is 1877 bushels;
Pennsylvania, l0.5; Ohio, 124; Michigan. IL B.:
Indiana, 15.5; Illinois, 15.2; Wisconsin. 10 B;
Minnesota, 9.5; Iowa, 100; Missouri, 1ZO; Kan
sas. go; Nebraska IO.7; Dakota, 10 5; California,
1873.
The yield of oats is slightly below an average
about twenty five bushels per acre The prod
uct is fully 600, 900, 600 bushels. In the princ-
pal States of the central valley region the
State averages range from twenty-five to thirty
bushels. The barley yield is nearly 20 per cent
less than medium yield. about twenty
bushels per acre. New York. 20. 3; Michigan,
l95; Wisconsin. 1S5; Minnesota, 1910: Iowa.
10 0; California, 205.
The yield OF rye is Ill bushe1 per acre, and
the product about "a 000, 600 bushels. There
has been drop in the condition of buckwheat
from SO to nearly H. The condition of potatoes
has declined from 67.3 to 61.5 partly from ap-
pearauce of rot in the Atlantic States.
The condition of tobacco averages 75.5 against
70.S. The figures for the States producing
shipping ard cutting leaf Maryland, 90;
Virginia, 80; North Carolina 81: Kentucky, g.;
Ohio 56; Indiana, 45; Illinois, SIS; Missouri. SO;
Tennessee. 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
A DETECTED OFFICIAL.
Commissioner Sparks Depressed Over the

Commissioner Sparks Depressed Over the
Manner in Which He Has Been Overruled.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON Oct 10.-The friends of Mr.. A.
j. Sparks, Commissioner of the General Land
Office, report that that gentleman is greatly
cast down over the action of Secretary Lamar
in overruing him unceremoniously In the
matter OF the Wisconsin railroads, last Friday.
These the most important cases which have
been brought under the jurisdiction Of Mr..
Sparks since he came into the Office, and he was
taking great deal of credit to himself for the
effectual manner in which he thought he had
thwarted the giant corporations By the deci-
sion of the Secretary the Commissioners is over
ruled in nearly every material point Never in
the history Of the Office has there been
such a wholesale reversal of the opinions
of an official by his superior. Spark knows
this and he feels that he has been very badly
treated. yet it is admitted By his most earnest
friends that the Secretary is in the right, and
the only excuse for such absurd rulings of the
Commissioner Is that he is harassed and
crowded with the work of his Office that he does
not have the time to examine precedenrs and the
decisions of the courts to the extent that he
should. This excuse was never advanced by one
of Sparks's predecessors In Office and it would
certainly be looked upon as an exceedingly thin
one in the case of judge on the bench sentenc
ing prisoner for capital crime The duties
of the Commissioner of the Land Office are in
measure judicial and for this reason he should
use the utmost care in arriving at a decision
While the country at large has very little sym
pathy with the land grant railroads, there is
reason why different kind of justice should
be meted out to them to that which is used when
the interests of private citizens only in
volved. Besides this. il is urged that il the
Commissioner decides upon the rights of corpor-
ations without knowledge of the law, he will
very likely decide upon the rights of settlers
wit as weGp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
A MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY.
Large Sum of Money Disappea RS from a
Safe of the Pacific Express Company.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, Oct. 10.-A heavy rob-
berry of the Pacific express safe somewhere be-
tween Little Rock and northern Texas, on the
Iron Mountain road, occurred several days ago,
but the facts only developed in quiet way to-
day. The robbed safe was one with combina-
ton known only to agents at principal stations.
A few days ago. On reaching Texarkana
with his run, the messenger in charge
OF this had his way-bills checked
20. K" He said he had to 60 to Dallas and
see the superintendent about some claim. He
went and then returned. then went to ST Louis,
and thence over to Illinois. Down in Texas.
couple of days later. the discovery made of
the robbery. The amount is not exactly known.
but it is es timated from $50, 900 to $50 600 The
agent here could not tell, but knew the sum
large. The of the messenger
whose absence caused suspicion to
rest on HIM is j. B. Owens,
one of the oldest. most trusted messengers
in the service and who recently delivered $780,
600 safely. Since the discovery of the robbery
detectives have been searching for Owens. but
thus far without success The theory is that if
he robbed the safe he in collusion with
some agent or clerk who knew the combination,
which is carefully kept from the messengers,
and which it is not believed he could have OBJ
tanned otherwise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
NEGRO MASONS.
Members of Mississippi lodge Placed Under
Arrest on Charges of Murder.

GREENWOOD, Miss, Oct 10.-Prophet Segur.
Mike Brown, Robert Brown, Maj Maciohn
Hinton. Robert Owen, Wash Johnson and Wash
Scott, the negroes charged with the killing of
Harry Taylor and wife, after hearing before
Justice Parker, have been, with the exception of
the last named, who gave bond, committed to
Jail, without the benefit of bond, to await the
action of the grand jury, and have been
brought here for safe keeping. Morton Ford,
who is also in Jail, will have a pre-
liminary examination to-day and probably
some others not yet arrested There is clear
evidence against them and they will no doubt
be convicted. During the preliminary trial it
was discovered that a resolution to kill Mr..
kerney, white man who had fight with one
of their brothers whose arm he bad broken,
the time appointed for the deed had not vet
come. Two days were consumed in taking tes-
timony, and many other negroes have been
implicated. There is no doubt that colored
man, member of the Dry Bayou lodge Of
negro Masons, was killed by Harry Taylor and
that both Harry Taylor and his wife had disap-
peared a body answering to Taylor's being found
in the river with marks of violence upon it. The
body had been weighted down. The
lodges in this county organized
by negro named Strnger who
claims to be working under the authority
of the Grand Orient of France. Their lodge
was founded in 1882 Several other lodges have
been founded in this section. The colored Ma
sons are not recognized by the white Masons
all, and their order is not under the authority of
the old York order of Masonry. 1t is hard to
cay whether they have obligation that
teaches them to avenge, slay, etc, or whether
they construe the obligations they take to suit
themselves. The white people of the county
are determined to break up their lodges. and to
punish the guilty members of this death dealing
order. The Circuit Court, when it meets, will
decide upon matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-11
THE FIDELITY BANK.
Alleged Statement from Ammi Baldwin Con-
corning the Operations Of Harper.

CINCrNNATI, Oct. 10.-It is understood that
deity Bank, has made statement of affairs in
the institution which gives inside view. 1t
begins with giving some regarding the
condition of the Third National bank, in which
baldwin was cashier. In 1881, he says. Handy
Harper and others were engaged in the big
wheat deal at Chicago. and one night found the
bank with only 81 600 in cash on hand. Some
Of the directors went to Chicago that night, and
by Ii A. NJ, the next day. had telegraphed $685.
coo to the bank and saved it. The other direct
ors never knew until now how near their bank
was wrecked. Baldwin's brother, also in that
bank. embezzled SIS, 900. Ammi covered it up
for him, he says, with the help of Harper and
others, and it then got into Harper's hands.
When the latter founded the Fidelity, he
took Baldwin along with him. The Fidelity was
Or alone. who knew ali the details OF the busi-
ness and kept all the secrets of the business.
save such as he shared with Miss Josie Holmes,
the exchange clerk. Harper WAS bound to keep
the stock of the bank MP. and bought at pre-
-nl1m everybody's stock who wanted to sell.
Baldwin was sick and absent for a few weeks.
and on his return, found Harper had assumed
bhe plea OF relieving Baldwin of his work.
Harper had balances Of $780, 600 on hand
nearly all the time. The money seems now to
have come mostly from hypothecating the
banks stock, and from the discounting os
commodation paper, vet so adroitly it all
done that Baldwin did not suspect the true
htate of affairs until the crash came He lad
Dften heard BENZ Hopkins, the assistant cashier,
say, that Harper must be worth at least So, ,00O,-
10Oy